Page 128 of Indecent Lies

Grigori lowered his weapon, uncaring for the one pointed at him now. He stepped out from the desk and came around to Texas, wiping his hands with a white handkerchief from his pocket while he glanced nonchalantly down at the man he’d shot.

“You mad fucking fuck. What the fuck have you done?”

Rider wasn’t moving.Oh fuck.

He wasn’t moving even an inch.

Not a fucking inch.

Texas’ pain increased.

“What needed to be done. Casualties of war. Shall we have a drink,comrade, and make that call,da?”

“You have no clue how dead I’m going to make you.”

The Russian laughed.

He laughed while Rider laid dead on the floor.

THIRTY

“Dead: the sequel.” – Texas

The sound of bullets meant the next loud noise Texas heard was fast approaching feet. His bulls coming to protect papa bear.

Texas didn’t think when he swerved his body and fired at the first person through the door. He hit the guy directly and he fell backwards, bleeding like a stuck pig.

Grigori laughed maniacally.

“I did not think you had it in you, Mr. Hunt. I am proud, well done.”

He seriously was a crazy fucker, the lights were on, but the elevator didn’t go right to the penthouse.

Adrenaline like never before kept Texas steady even in the fact that he’d just killed a man. He’d killed someone and his friend laid dead at his feet.

He couldn’t even think about the club in that second.

Or Zara.

Fuck. Zara and his kids. Gia, Jed, Ajax and Annie.

He couldn’t think of any of them or it would tear him apart.

His soul would never get clean after this.

He’d caused Rider’s death, indirectly or directly, the fucking details didn’t matter

He’d tried to play hero, to fix some of his wrongs and only made them a thousand times worse.

Texas’ brows snapped together but his hands were steady holding the warm weapon between both.

He hated not seeing Poppy one last time, he hoped someone told her in the aftermath that he’d been falling so hard in love with her.

He hoped someone told her that so she’d have some comfort.

He wasn’t getting out of this alive, but he’d take this asshole with him first.

“A man with his back against the wall will do almost anything, you bastard, to protect those he loves. You wouldn’t know that shit, you see in dollars and empty power. You think selling those poor fucking women’s pussy’s will make you a man?”

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